HANDED DOWN Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

handed down

verb

past tense of hand down

as in passed (down)

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as in informed

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Verb

In June, the NFL concluded its investigation and informed Diggs there was insufficient evidence to support a personal conduct policy violation.

— Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The courtroom heard the audio of Colt Gray’s arrest, including the moment an officer informed the then-14-year-old he was being taken into custody.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of informed

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Saulter reported the allegations to the Texas Rangers, and was placed on administrative leave a short time later, according to testimony at the trial.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
The United States has reported the most cases of measles in a single year in over three decades, with five months still left on the calendar year.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of reported

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Industry standards have yet to coalesce around a consistent set of principles regarding what qualifies as a vulnerability that needs fixing, how disclosure should work and whether customers need to be notified.

— Peter Garraghan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
In February, the district notified the DTSC of its plan to remediate contaminated soil, during which its contractor would cut down 193 trees, among them some that fall under the city’s tree protection ordinance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of notified

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The fee is disclosed up front, chopped into weekly payments, and, in his telling, never grows.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
What these agreements are hasn’t been disclosed, but the filing states these provisions update language, ensure compliance with state law and clarify existing practices.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of disclosed

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Emmy-winning composer David Fleming (Widow’s Bay, Superman, HBO’s The Last of Us) was also revealed as the game’s composer, marking his video game composing debut with the main title theme, Logan, now available on all music platforms.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026
The announcement comes just days after defense technology company Anduril revealed Thunder, the military variant of the same dual-use aircraft platform, at the Farnborough International Airshow.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of revealed

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With The Pitt, that manifested as a harkening back to the classic medical drama in the mold of ER.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
Let a hypothermic victim get some sleep After the shivering, confusion, slurred speech, and clumsiness of hypothermia have manifested, an exposure victim also gets drowsy.

— Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

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